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(11) EP 2 895 384 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
22.07.2015 Bulletin 2015/30

(21) Application number: 13837909.4

(22) Date of filing: 16.09.2013
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B63B 27/34(2006.01)
F16L 37/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2013/059978
(87) International publication number:
WO 2014/043636 (20.03.2014 Gazette 2014/12)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 14.09.2012 US 201261700998 P

(71) Applicant: The Government of the United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
Washington, DC 20375 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • SCOTT, Gregory, P.
    Springfield, VA 22152 (US)
  • HENSHAW, Carl, Glen
    Port Republic, MD 20676 (US)

(74) Representative: Dunleavy, Kevin James 
Mendelsohn, Drucker and Dunleavy, P.C. p/o De Vries & Metman Overschiestraat 180
1062 XK Amsterdam
1062 XK Amsterdam (NL)

   


(54) MAGNETICALLY ATTRACTED CONNECTOR SYSTEM AND METHOD